Senior Project Development Engineer

Senior Project Development Engineer – Permanent Full Time – Perth CBD

Be part of Western Australia’s energy future. As a key member of our Grid Transformation team, you’ll help deliver Clean Energy Link (CEL) projects, one of WA’s most significant renewable infrastructure programs - connecting new renewable generation to the grid and powering the state’s transition to cleaner energy.

In this role, you'll be at the forefront of network and customer‑driven development, shaping technical and commercial solutions for complex, high‑value projects. This involves working across the Western Power business including network planning, asset management and customer-led proposals such as new connections and transmission line relocations.

You’ll lead the planning and scoping phases end‑to‑end, using your engineering expertise to influence, challenge and refine solutions - ensuring outcomes meet performance, regulatory and financial requirements while staying on time and on budget.

Your Role in Action  

• Coordinate and lead Joint Planning Teams and provide technical input into the options analysis and scope development.
• Demonstrate a collaborative approach to decision making.
• Develop and collate robust and detailed documentation to support investment decisions.
• Analyse and assess technical solutions to planning problems, including costing of feasible options.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective and timely framing of decisions and/or contracts relating to complex network and major customer connections and line relocations.
• Ensure appropriate and robust commercial solutions having regard to risk implications and all engineering requirements.
• Be responsible and accountable for the production and management of accurate capital budget requirements associated with complex projects.
• Appropriate escalation of issues within the area.
• Production of concise and rigorous business cases to support customer applications or network solutions.
• Apply a balanced approach to all issues affecting asset management. Issues are generally complex and rarely have one solution for all situations. The incumbent must be able to think and act broadly across the issues faced.
• Ensure all systems are kept up to date and accurate as required to reflect project status, financial information and customer relationship.
• Apply the Regulatory and Technical rules, policies and guidelines to customer driven and network investments and planning criteria.
• Provide high quality data and forecasts with respect to investment proposals.
• Develop, lead and support innovation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide mentoring to graduate engineers.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Degree Qualification in Engineering.
• Relevant broad and extensive knowledge and engineering / project expertise with demonstrated project experience covering one or more of the following areas:
  • Planning, design, operation and maintenance, or project delivery of electricity transmission and / or distribution networks.
  • Economic and financial evaluation techniques.
• Experience with project management software (e.g. P6 or equivalent).
• Well-developed written, verbal and presentation / communications skills.
• The ability to apply a balanced approach to all issues faced which are complex and rarely have one solution. The incumbent must be able to think and act broadly across the issues faced.

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including: 

• Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.  
• Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements. 
• The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year. 
• Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership. 
• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme. 
• An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.   
• In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.
• Access to end-of-trip facilities at our Perth office and South Metro Depot, perfect for cyclists.

• 22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave to support family and cultural connections.

Applications close on 5 February 2026. 

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a WORK180-endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan. 

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